Method of selecting a network access measure from multiple access measures

• US 20020161921A1
• Filed: 04/27/2001
• Published: 10/31/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: DOCOMO Communications Laboratories USA, Inc.
• Original Assignee: DOCOMO Communications Laboratories USA, Inc.
• Inventors: Kurakake, Shoji, Hagen, William Alexander
• Application Number:
  US09/844,997
• Publication Number:
  US 20020161921A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/239
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/35 Protecting application or service provisioning, e.g. securing SIM application provisioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00

Abstract

A communication system includes a communication device and a communication server. A network of the communication system may include multiple access measures. The communication device is capable of connecting the network using multiple access measures and a server connects to the network. A set network-access measure is used to communicate with the server and the server provides information to the communication device such as the availability of various network-access measures, authentication-key information and communication software for the communication device to use.

Claims

1. A communication system that utilizes a plurality of network-access measures comprising:

a communication device operable to connect the network using at least one of the multiple network-access measures;

a server operable to connect to the communication device to provide the communication device with an available network-access measure for a location of the communication device.

2. The communication system of claim 1 wherein the server comprises:

a database to store the network-access measures; and

an informing device to inform the communication device of a search result of available network-access measures.

3. The communication system according to claim 2 wherein the database further stores authentication-key information.

4. The communication system according to claim 3 wherein the server collects authentication key information from a service provider.

5. The communication system according to claim 3 wherein the informing device informs the communication device of the authentication-key information.

6. The communication system of claim 2 wherein the server further comprises:

an update mechanism to update information regarding available network-access measures when the communication device changes its location; and

an informing device for informing the communication device of the updated available network-access measure information.

7. The communication system of claim 1 wherein the server comprises:

an update mechanism to update information regarding available network-access measures when the communication device changes its location; and

an informing device for informing the communication device of the updated available network-access measure information.

8. The communication system of claim 1 wherein the communication device is operable to obtain communication software programs.

9. The communication system of claim 8 wherein the server provides the communication software to the communication device.

10. A communication system comprising:

a network including a plurality of access measures;

a communication device operable to connect the network using the multiple network-access measures by obtaining communication software programs; and

a server connected to the network to provide the communication software to the communication device.

11. The communication system of claim 10 wherein the server comprises:

an update mechanism to update information regarding available network-access measures when the communication device changes its location; and

an informing device for informing the communication device of the updated available network-access measure information.

12. The communication system according to claim 10 wherein the server further provides authentication-key information to the communication device.

13. The communication system according to claim 12 wherein the server collects authentication key information from a service provider.

15. The communication system of claim 14 wherein the information server provides information to the communication device concerning information of the download server for downloading at least one software programs from the download server.

16. The communication system of claim 14 wherein the download server provides communication software programs to the communication device.

17. The communication system of claim 15 wherein the information server further comprises:

an update mechanism to update information regarding available network-access measures when the communication device changes its location; and

an informing device for informing the communication device of the updated available network-access measure information.

18. The communication system of claim 14 wherein the information server comprises:

an update mechanism to update information regarding available network-access measures when the communication device changes its location; and

an informing device for informing the communication device of the updated available network-access measure information.

19. The communication system according to claim 14 wherein the information server further provides authentication-key information to the communication device.

20. The communication system according to claim 19 wherein the information server collects authentication key information from a service provider.

14. A communication system that utilizes a plurality of network-access measure, the communication system comprising:

a communication device operable to use at least one of the plurality of network-access measures;

an information server operable to connect to the communication device to provide information about available network-access measures; and

a download server operable to connect to the communication device.